Kyrie Irving Hasn’t Spoken With LeBron Since His Trade Request, But Is ‘Grateful’ To James

Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward were introduced to the Boston media together on Friday morning as the two new stars of the Celtics franchise. Hayward, acquired earlier this summer in free agency, was definitely not the focal point of the press conference, though. That honor belonged the newest acquisition, Irving, who received the vast majority of questions as he was speaking to the media for the first time since requesting a trade from Cleveland.

Irving spoke briefly about the reasons behind his request, and how it wasn’t totally about basketball. Rather, he discussed how this request was about a better chance for his personal growth on and off the court. While much of the press conference was kept to questions about the future, the elephant in the room was how his request impacted his relationship with his former Cavs teammates, most notably LeBron James.

I know, right? They’re acting like teams that have made the championship 3 years in a row trading one of their best players to a conference rival is something that doesn’t happen every off-season. (Yawn) Why aren’t they reporting on all of the other big happenings in the NBA right now?!?!?